New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics
July 7, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 8, Oakland Athletics 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 2 2 0
Murcer lf,cf 3 2 1 2
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 5 2 4 5
Piniella dh 5 0 2 1
Chambliss 1b 5 0 2 0
Narron c 5 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 4 1 1 0
  White ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 1 1 0
Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 5 0 1 0
Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0
Essian 1b 4 1 1 1
Newman c 2 1 0 0
Heath dh 4 1 3 0
Armas rf 4 0 1 1
Bryant lf 2 0 1 1
  Page ph 0 0 0 0
  Murray lf 0 0 0 0
Gross 3b 4 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Minetto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York 002 030 2018140
Oakland 000 210 000382
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hood  W (3-0) 5.1 8 3 3 1 2
  Clay  SV (2) 3.2 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan  L (0-3) 6.2 10 7 7 1 0
  Minetto   2.1 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
2
2

  E–Edwards (11), Morgan (1).  DP–New York 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Heath (4,off Hood).  3B–New York Jackson (2,off Morgan).  HR–New York Jackson (14,7th inning off Morgan 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Essian (4,5th inning off Hood 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Murcer (1,off Morgan); Bryant (2,off Hood).  SB–Piniella (3,2nd base off Morgan/Newman); Henderson (5,2nd base off Hood/Narron).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Fred Spenn.  T–2:40.  A–10,413.
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